07.03.07
200 flock to Tremough to discuss Earth's future

Two hundred people flocked to the Tremough Campus, Penryn, last night (Tuesday 6 March) to discuss the challenges we face in tackling global warming.

The University of Exeter and the Met Office brought some of the UK's leading experts on climate change to the Campus for a free public lecture, entitled 'Climate Change and Global Challenges'. Along with University staff and students, the audience included local residents, representatives from many of Cornwall's leading businesses and tourist attractions and members of Cornwall County Council, including Chief Executive Ms Sheila Healey.

The keynote speaker was Professor John Mitchell, OBE, Chief Scientist at the Met Office, who revealed the key findings about climate change and the challenges we face in tackling it. The audience was then invited to ask questions of an expert panel featuring academics from the University of Exeter.

"It was a fascinating evening," said Professor Keith Atkinson, Provost of the University of Exeter's Cornwall Campus. "We were proud to introduce Professor John Mitchell to the Tremough Campus and to welcome members of the Council and people from some of Cornwall's leading businesses. We were also very pleased that so many local residents came to the Campus to join our discussion."

This lecture was part of the 'Shaping the Future' series, which is organised by the University of Exeter to bring people together to discuss topical issues. Usually held at the University's Streatham Campus, Exeter, this was the first event to be held at the Tremough Campus. The University hopes to bring more events to its Cornwall Campus in the future.

The £100 million Tremough campus is a Combined Universities in Cornwall initiative of which the University of Exeter and University College Falmouth are two of the founding partners. It is funded mainly by the European Union (Objective One), the South West Regional Development Agency, and the Higher Education Funding Council for England, with support from Cornwall County Council. Set in 70 acres of countryside, but close to the waterside towns of Penryn and Falmouth, the campus offers a lively student community. The University of Exeter is expanding its courses at the Tremough Campus to include Politics, Law and History to its existing degrees in Mining Engineering, Geology, Biology, Geography, English and Renewable Energy.

For further information contact Sarah Hoyle of the University of Exeter on 01392 262062 or email: S.Hoyle@exeter.ac.uk.

The Objective One Programme for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly has invested in the Combined Universities in Cornwall (CUC) project, both Phase 1 and Phase 2, through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Social Fund (ESF). The University of Exeter is a partner of the CUC.

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Clare Morgan
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